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Okay guys, wait for my verdict until I see them LIVE @ Lolla. Go me!

For the meantime, listen & discuss their latest album. Thanks for that report Paul (but of course, I'll take it with a grain of salt and it sounds like there's 0% probability I'll be seeing you at Spoon's set @ Lolla. Looking at your upcoming shows there's reasons for me to believe that there's big chance that I will like Spoon LIVE.)!

It doesn't feel like it for some reason, but in looking at your list there have been a lot of good albums released so far this year....and the new Spoon album is definitely right up there.

And a band that I just started listening to as a result of this board is The National. Why didn't someone clue me in before? Apparently everyone in my life was sleeping on the job. Regardless, I have fallen in love with their music and Boxer is an absolute classic.

If anyone raped or molested my wife or child i'd off them myself so I guess it doesn't matter. If you don't feel those type of emotions in that situation then that is you and in my opinion makes you a twisted person from a twisted state (UTAH) if that is where your from!

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It took me a few more spins than "Gimme Fiction" before I liked it near the level of "Gimme Fiction", which is still my favorite Spoon album.

Originally Posted by ByTheWay,

If anyone raped or molested my wife or child i'd off them myself so I guess it doesn't matter. If you don't feel those type of emotions in that situation then that is you and in my opinion makes you a twisted person from a twisted state (UTAH) if that is where your from!

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Originally Posted by idrive1life

Okay guys, wait for my verdict until I see them LIVE @ Lolla. Go me!

For the meantime, listen & discuss their latest album. Thanks for that report Paul (but of course, I'll take it with a grain of salt and it sounds like there's 0% probability I'll be seeing you at Spoon's set @ Lolla. Looking at your upcoming shows there's reasons for me to believe that there's big chance that I will like Spoon LIVE.)!

Ill prob be seeing Patti Smith during Spoon at Lolla. I dont know her music, I just know its not Spoon. Maybe I didnt like Spoon cause I was waiting all day at the barricade for Beastie Boys, and then the 3h wind delay didnt speed things up, and I could barely hear the vocals.

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Originally Posted by Yablonowitz

It took me a few more spins than "Gimme Fiction" before I liked it near the level of "Gimme Fiction", which is still my favorite Spoon album.

I had to hear it a few times before I had an opinion, but I like it quite a bit. I still don't like it as much as my favorite of theirs, either, but it's Spoon, so I automatically like it a lot more than a whole lot of other stuff.

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But seriously, I havent listened to the album, but I've listened to a few of their songs. I can't really say Im a fan. Its nothing special.

Originally Posted by bmack86

And it's been long established that Chris hates fun.

Originally Posted by Hatinisbad

I took my niece this year and it was her first Coachella. It was so fun to see it through her eyes. She thought it felt like a magical scene from Shreck. The one where all the fairy tale creatures meet for the first time in Shreck's swamp.

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Did anyone else not get the bonus disc? I pre-ordered this from Spoon's store, all it came with is the actual CD and a booklet. It had the Limited Edition bonus disc sticker on the packaging, so I don't think I accidentally ordered the wrong thing somehow, if such a thing were possible.

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Originally Posted by Neutral Milk Hotel

Did anyone else not get the bonus disc? I pre-ordered this from Spoon's store, all it came with is the actual CD and a booklet. It had the Limited Edition bonus disc sticker on the packaging, so I don't think I accidentally ordered the wrong thing somehow, if such a thing were possible.

Someone posted the same thing at Amazon. Look in the pocket behind the cd.

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Originally Posted by sydaud

I'm reading on Amazon that it's essentially song fragments and outtakes? How's the new version of "I Summon You"?

It's weird. I want to say it's somewhere between genius and garbage. The thing I like about it is that it's all sequenced as one track, so it's like the ultimate b-side. Reminds me of one of those Beatles Christmas Fan Club records. I also like the fact that even if you had the leak, you're still getting new music with your official purchase. Anyway, I really, really like bit 3, which goes by the title of "Leave Your Effects Where They're Easily Seen". I sincerely hope this song surfaces somewhere else as it's got the makings of a truly classic track. All of the bones are there. I also like "Dracula's Cigarette" which sounds sort of like an updated version of "This Book Is A Movie", but shorter and more angular, more Joy Division-y. The version of "I Summon You" here is just alright. The beat is groovy but it's just a demo version of the song laid on top of it. Anyway, nothing here is really a throwaway and it's sort of cool to get a glimpse into the behind the scenes creative process here. Spoon is easily the best American post punk band since the Pixies and Nirvana, with the exception of maybe the Stripes. Maybe.

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Originally Posted by mob roulette

Spoon is easily the best American post punk band since the Pixies and Nirvana, with the exception of maybe the Stripes. Maybe.

Meaning that I like both, the difference being the muse. Jack mines traditional country and delta blues to get to his sound while Britt is clearly more influenced by Motown, power pop, and blue-eyed soul. It just depends on what kind of mood I'm in, I guess.

Having said that, the Stones version of "Stop Breaking Down" is miles better though. Meant to post that when it first came up.